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  2. Are Q-tips Really Dangerous? - AOL

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    Q-tip use can cause some not so pleasant side effects from eardrum perforations to wax impaction or minor injuries. Most people don't need to do anything special for ear cleaning: the ear is self ...

  3. “The Q-Tip is still sticking in their ear, and then [something happens and] the Q-Tip goes through the ear drum. So then you have what’s called a conductive hearing loss because you punctured ...

  4. Why using Q-Tips to clean your ears can be more harmful ... - AOL

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    Hygiene is a major key to remaining healthy and happy. Using the right tools properly is a key. And some experts say Q-tips and cotton swabs aren't a good method for cleaning your ears.

  5. Earwax - Wikipedia

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    However, the risks of accidentally breaking the delicate skin within the ear canal or perforation the eardrum remain concerns. It is generally advised not to use cotton swabs (Q-Tips or cotton buds), as doing so will likely push the wax farther down the ear canal, and if used carelessly, perforate the eardrum. [30]

  6. Cotton swab - Wikipedia

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    In 1926, the legend was changed to read "Q-Tips Baby Gays", and in 1927 an application was made to register the mark "Q-Tips Baby Gays". Sometime after 1926, the words "Baby Gays" were dropped and the concern began to develop "Q-Tips" as its identifying mark, applying for registration of it on September 14, 1933. [ 7 ]

  7. Perforated eardrum - Wikipedia

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    Normal ear drum. A perforated eardrum (tympanic membrane perforation) is a prick in the eardrum. It can be caused by infection (otitis media), trauma, overpressure (loud noise), inappropriate ear clearing, and changes in middle ear pressure. An otoscope can be used to view the eardrum to diagnose a perforation. Perforations may heal naturally ...

  8. Ferric subsulfate solution - Wikipedia

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    Most post-mortem bleeding stems from surgery, emergency room situations, autopsies or blood which may result when removing IV lines during Jewish burial preparation. A piece of cotton, or Q-tip, soaked with this solution is pressed against the open wound and held for a few seconds. This is usually enough time for the seal to take effect.

  9. Bloody ears and worried flyers: Travelers describe scary ...

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    A Delta Airlines flight had to return minutes after takeoff as passengers’ noses began bleeding when the ... Purser said that she went to the hospital and was diagnosed with a ruptured eardrum ...